The hot Oakland A’s are baseball’s biggest surprise this season, led by a pitching staff that tops the majors in team ERA. But as the A’s continue to contend for a playoff spot, will GM Billy Beane be …

Omar Vizquel is about to break the all-time record for games at shortstop, but does he deserve to be a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee? Beat writer Henry Schulman examines the pros and cons of that …

The Oakland A’s started strong, but cooled off during a 2-7 road trip. Yet those are the kinds of ups and downs fans should expect from a young team, beat writer Susan Slusser reports in this podcast. …